Wheels to use on the Optima Mid and Lazer

I dont why, but  ifeel the old tyres look better than the new ones, the old ones really look like buggy tyres, but the new prolines look like truck tyres.

If you bought modern kyosho wheels like me becuase they were easily availabe at your hobby shop, you would have found a big problem that could affect handling.

The tyres above is the ZX-5 RTR (ZX-R) Rims and tyres, notic the front is wider than the reasr, thats the way ist supposed to be
The tyres below is the modern ZX-5 SP/FS2 rims with proline tyres, notice the rear trackwidth is wider than the fronts! a big no no. since i already bought them i might as well use them first.

The correct rims for your Optima Mid is W5026W front, and W5028W for rears. You can use any tires with them.
Ok i ran the car about 2 hours ago at alocal abandoned MTB track. Met 3 guys with HSP (china brand) SC trucks. When the saw my optima mid in the sand over the bumps, their comments was, ..the suspension really soaks up the bumps ! They said my car handled really well, when theirs bounce like hell !
The Mid jumped well and kicked a lot of sand, but i find the car understeered too much to my liking. Even though i slowed down for the turns, the car seems to push wide, only if the surface is sandy, when i gas it hard then rear will swing around and i have to countersteer to keep it in control. I did some reasearch on the internet about front and rear track width, and i found something odd. It seems having a rear track width wider than the front, you will get MORE steering, and front track width wider, less steering. The thing is my rears are now wider than my fronts, yet i still dont have enough steering ! I will still go ahead with the old ZX-R rims the next round , and keep the front hub on the outer hole. I will also try to put the front hub on the inner hole to reduce the front track width and see how it handles,  if I do indeed get more steeering.

NEWSFLASH, last night i took of the front LA-59 hubs and change the 3racing 65.5CVDs to Kyoshos LA245 62.5 CVDs. Placing the C hub using the outer hole reduces the front trackwidth, and also reduces the caster. These 2 changes alone should make my Optima Mid Steer better. The track width will increase grip, and the less caster will increase initial steering, something i am lacking right now. Becuase of that also i had to change the camber link location on the front, i had to use the outermost hole on the hub, so now my camber links are longer, this should give the front end more roll and more grip as well. This should work well on the optima mid becuase it is a rather rear heavy car unlik todays cars which only have small rear bias percentage. The Optima Mids rear is 200g heavier than the front ! The problem is my original Mid Rims cant fit in, unless i reduce some wahsers at the outer part of the upper link. Also another annoying problem is the new Kyosho front rims has lots of ribs in them, these ribs actually interfere with the outer hingepins! i Put in a 4mm washer in between the wheels and the hex and this spaces out the front wheel enough so that it wont touch the hingepins anymore, as a temporary solution. It seems kyosho is discontniuing the production of the ZX-R rims, so i will get them while stocks last.